@stevecmarchant: "Pc frequentlyfails to boot into windows. Just before windows starts in boot 
sequence, message comes up saying hal.dll file is missing or corrupted,  and 
advises reinstall file. When I try to reinstall this file in Recovery 
Console, I get "access denied". Sometimes pc boots into windows ok, and I'm 
able to use system restore to set up previously working date, after which 
system works fine - for several days before the prob returns.
 What's the significance of this file, and is there any effective 
workaround? Some help would be appreciated. BTW it's a system32file. "
    @stevecmarchant: ""Woody" <email_address> wrote in message 
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Google does seem helpful. I fear that one of the links there (given 
below)suggests that if, having tried all the suggestions, a fresh install of 
Windows doesn't fix the problem, then it's likely to be a hardware fault in 
the hard drive. This in fact happened, so I'm now fearing the worst. "
    @stevecmarchant: "<email_address> wrote in message 
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Done as you suggest. Pc working evanbeck@example.net. Hopefully it will stay that 
way, but if it reverts to the familiar pattern, then I fear a hardware 
problem as mentioned to Woody in this thread. Thanks for help. "
    @org: ""AK" <email_address> wrote in message 
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Edit the boot.ini and remove the one that does not boot...
Or right click my computer click on properties then the advanced tab
then under startup and recovery click settings then select the default 
system
reboot and test it and if it has now selected the right one go back in there
and uncheck both "time to display"... now it will boot right into your 
windows...
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